WHO: ‘Very High Risk’ That Ebola Will Spread From Congo

Agency says two cases of the deadly virus were confirmed near the border with Uganda.

HealthDay News — There is a “very high” risk that the latest Ebola outbreak in Congo will spread beyond that nation’s borders, the World Health Organization warns.

The agency said 2 cases of the deadly virus were confirmed near the border with Uganda, the Associated Press reported.

As of Friday, there had been 124 confirmed Ebola cases, including 71 deaths, in the outbreak in northeastern Congo. The outbreak is now larger than the previous one in the northwest, which was declared over just a week before the current one was announced and had 54 confirmed cases, including 33 deaths.